Kentucky Hauntings
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Roberta also told stories, but she preferred to write. She used storytelling in her classroom as a teacher, but she never thought about being a professional storyteller until her friends, Lee and Joy Pennington, got her involved in the Corn Island Storytelling Festival, which they founded. Her first book, The Walking Trees and Other Scary Stories, resulted from her work with the festival. She is also the author of seven other books and has recorded three CDs of her original stories. Roberta has appeared on programs at festivals, workshops, schools, libraries, and conferences from coast to coast. She has been on National Public Radio, the Voice of America, and the Lifetime television show Beyond Chance.
Married since 1977, Lonnie and Roberta live in Louisville and continue to write and enjoy ghost tales, as well as actual ghosts. They like to hear from readers. Please visit Roberta's Web site, robertasimpsonbrown.com.